Photos: Lunar Eclipse Creates 'Blood Moon'

A total lunar eclipse let viewers in North and South America see the familiar orb in a different light.

April 15, 2014 12:10 p.m. ET

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A total lunar eclipse takes place in the sky over the Mexican city of Guadalajara early Tuesday, creating a reddish 'Blood Moon.' The entire event was to be visible from North and South America.
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A man takes a photo of his children as the 'Blood Moon' rises over the water Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia. The lunar eclipse, resulting in the moon appearing to be an orange-red color, is due to a perfect alignment of the sun, Earth and the moon.
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A view of the eclipse taken from downtown Austin, Texas, on Tuesday in a photo submitted by reader Will Leverett.
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The moon is shown over the Independence Monument in Mexico City on Monday, before the total lunar eclipse Tuesday.
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Anthony Barreiro of the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers peers into his telescope at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, Calif., Monday in anticipation of Tuesday's total lunar eclipse.
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The moon is seen during the total lunar eclipse from the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on Tuesday.
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The moon is shown over the Juscelino Kubitschek Memorial in Brasilia during the total lunar eclipse.
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The Earth's shadow is cast over the surface of the moon as a total lunar eclipse is seen in the sky over Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday.
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The 'Blood Moon' is pictured over the El Salvador del Mundo Monument in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Tuesday.
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People gather at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, Calif., on Monday to catch a glimpse of Tuesday's lunar eclipse.
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The partial lunar eclipse is seen atop an antenna on the roof of a high-rise building in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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The lunar eclipse appears next the Las Vegas High Roller Ferris wheel in Las Vegas on Tuesday in this digital composite photograph.
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The moon glows a red hue over the Goddess of Liberty statue atop the Capitol in Austin, Texas, during Tuesday's total lunar eclipse.
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